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Texas A&M University at Galveston

In research, Texas A&M University at Galveston stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,615 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,650 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ecology is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,371
of 28,054 · #5,204 all time
Rank in United States
#1,117
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
25.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Texas A&M University at Galveston known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,615 of 12,888 16.2%175 #3532
Environmental ScienceField #2,650 of 3,551 16.9%74 #1690

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas A&M University at Galveston sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Texas A&M University at Galveston specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 25.8 works13×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 21.2 works11×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 31.1 works8.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.00× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.01× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas A&M University at Galveston?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter H. Santschi, Thomas Schmalz and Douglas J. Klein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas A&M University at Galveston.

  1. 1 Peter H. Santschi United States · #32,910 worldwide 629 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Thomas Schmalz United States · #71,938 worldwide 310 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Douglas J. Klein United States · #78,580 worldwide 538 citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Gary A. Gill United States · #111,420 worldwide 268 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Gilbert T. Rowe United States · #117,650 worldwide 335 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan United States · #137,992 worldwide 343 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 W. A. Seitz United States · #188,342 worldwide 246 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 G. E. Hite United States · #201,259 worldwide 245 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Antonietta Quigg United States · #207,474 worldwide 266 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Karl Kaiser United States · #236,581 worldwide 65 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Texas A&M University at Galveston

Which keywords describe research at Texas A&M University at Galveston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Remote Sensing, Sea-Level Rise, Ecosystem Services, Global Warming and Climate Change Impacts.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change57▲ 8.6×45 topics
  2. Remote Sensing15▲ 4.9×13 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 2.4×23 topics
  4. Conservation14▲ 13×9 topics
  5. Population Dynamics14▲ 22×8 topics
  6. Sea-Level Rise12▲ 43×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.8×15 topics
  8. Renewable Energy11▲ 3.0×19 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services10▲ 10×6 topics
  10. Climate Change Impacts9▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Global Warming9▲ 8.6×8 topics
  12. Risk Perception9▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Ocean Acidification8▲ 47×3 topics
  14. Invasive Species8▲ 7.7×8 topics
  15. Biodiversity8▲ 4.3×12 topics
  16. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Coastal Protection8▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Marine Ecosystems8▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Vulnerability8▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Acoustic Communication7▲ 57×2 topics
  22. Sediment Transport7▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Wave Modeling7▲ 54×2 topics
  24. Anthropogenic Noise7▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Marine Mammals7▲ 93×1 topic
  26. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Disaster Management6▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Benthic Communities6▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Marine Biodiversity6▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Aquaculture6▲ 9.0×5 topics
  32. Flood Risk6▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Coastal Dynamics6▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Flood Inundation Modeling6▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Marine Environment6▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Shoreline Change6▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Surface Water Mapping6▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Trophic Cascades6▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem Management5▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Marine Fisheries5▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Texas A&M University at Galveston publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Marine and fisheries research.

Marine animal studies ov…7Marine animal studies overview: 7 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…6Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 6 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…5Marine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksDisaster Management and …5Disaster Management and Resilience: 5 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…4Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 4 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invasive Species: 3 fractional works
EcologyEarth-Surface ProcessesGlobal and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political Science1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 7 works
  2. 2 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 6 works
  3. 3 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  5. 5 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  10. 10 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas A&M University at Galveston's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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